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Another beloved Phoenix sports figure lauded Paul Bissonnette for coming to the aid of the staff at a Scottsdale restaurant on Sunday night.  Bissonnette, 39, was assaulted by six men after he stepped in to defend the manager and restaurant staff at Houston’s when the group started causing issues.  Bissonnette, during a retelling of the … Read more

An Italian Olympic weightlifter won bronze at the 2024 Paris Games while on trial for rape in his home country, according to a new report on Tuesday. Antonino Pizzolato placed third for Italy in the Snatch and Clean and Jerk event at 81kg this summer but did so during an ongoing trial for the gang … Read more

The first pass that the Giants throw Thursday might already be telegraphed as targeted for Malik Nabers. You can bet the Cowboys defensive backs are waiting to jump a route. Two days after Nabers griped that he doesn’t have enough opportunities to make plays early in games and one day after head coach/play-caller Brian Daboll … Read more

Left-handed pitcher Blake Snell has reached a deal with the Dodgers. The now-former Giants starter agreed to a five-year, $182 million contract on Tuesday night, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed. The deal, which has no opt-outs, is pending a physical, and Snell will receive a $52 million signing bonus, according to Heyman. Blake Snell is … Read more

UCLA’s Eric Dailey Jr. celebrates a basket by teammate Jack Seidler against Southern Utah at Pauley Pavilion Tuesday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Only a handful of students showed up for the roll call Tuesday night, Thanksgiving week draining the usual pregame pep inside Pauley Pavilion. The place wouldn’t stay quiet for long. UCLA … Read more

Suns forward Kevin Durant shoots over Lakers guard Austin Reaves, left, and forward Anthony Davis Tuesday in Phoenix. (Rick Scuteri / Associated Press) The idea, JJ Redick said pregame, would be for the Lakers to get back to the plan he set in place when he became the team’s head coach. That plan, to take … Read more

One of the alleged assailants of former hockey tough guy and NHL podcaster Paul Bissonnette was found with a fraudulent military ID when he was arrested for his role in the assault at a Scottsdale, Arizona restaurant. Sean M. Daley was one of the six men Scottsdale Police arrested for their role in the alleged … Read more

Junior point guard Kaiden Bailey had 25 points on Tuesday for Santa Margarita in win over Long Beach Poly. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) The arrival of junior guard Kaiden Bailey at Santa Margarita was supposed to add to the Eagles’ basketball fortunes. A star last season at Crean Lutheran, his transfer to Calvary … Read more

The Dodgers reached agreement with starting pitcher Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Young winner who spent last season playing for the Giants. (Charlie Riedel / Associated Press) The Dodgers won the World Series last season in spite of their shorthanded pitching. Next year, they hope pitching can be the key to defending their title. To … Read more

In the third quarter of his new team’s most complete victory of the season, Karl-Anthony Towns went flying into the Knicks bench to save a loose ball off a miss by Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic. Towns got up quickly and made it down the court in time to complete a layup, two of his 30 … Read more